Alexis Haritsis | |
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Αλέξης Χαρίτσης | |
President of New Left | |
Assumed office 4 December 2023 | |
Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
Assumed office 7 July 2019 | |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 29 August 2018 – 13 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Preceded by | Panos Skourletis |
Succeeded by | Antonis Roupakiotis |
Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs of Greece | |
In office 5 November 2016 – 29 August 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Deputy Minister for Economy, Development and Tourism | |
In office 23 September 2015 – 5 November 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Stergios Pitsiorlas |
Personal details | |
Born | Kalamata, Greece | 10 August 1977
Citizenship | Greece |
Political party | New Left (2023–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
Education | National Technical University of Athens |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Alexis Haritsis (born 10 August 1977) is a Greek politician, Member of the Hellenic Parliament since 2019 and President of New Left since 2023.
He studied electrical engineering, specialising in Renewable Energy Sources and participated in left-wing formations, organising from 2008 in Synaspismos and then in SYRIZA. From 2015 to 2019, he served successively as Deputy Minister of Economy, Deputy Minister of Economy and Development and Minister of Interior in the Syriza government. He was elected as an MP with SYRIZA in the 2019 and 2023 elections. He was one of the SYRIZA central committee members that left Syriza to form New Left in 2023.